Built around a case study of Towra Point Nature and Marine Reserve in Botany Bay, New South Wales, the video highlight; location and change over time; an examination of the biophysical environment; the challenges of managing a significant nature reserve, including endangered species management, feral animal management and the management of the region’s dynamic and ever-changing landforms.
Towra Point Nature Reserve is the summer home to endangered migratory bird species. It also protects ever diminishing coastal rainforest habitat.
Subjects: Life Science
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Managing A Coastal Ecosystem
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Bees
An extraordinary look at bees, their social hierarchy, communication by scent and touch, food gathering skills and their perception of color. Organized into four key sections; division of labour, food gathering, communication and sight.
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Baby Making – The New A.R.T. of Life
Explore new technologies in reproduction and the social implications of these technologies. Through personal stories told by young infertile couples, lesbian parents and mothers who use donor sperm or donor eggs, students will realize the ethical dilemmas facing parents. Throughout the video bioethicists highlight the issues, as well as future scenarios.
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Australian Animals
We have updated this popular classic, to feature more of Australia’s unique animals. Extraordinary footage of kangaroos, emus, platypus, wombats, dingoes, crocodiles and the only footage ever taken of the Tasmanian tiger. This video features how animals obtain energy, how animals protect themselves, and survival and extinction of species.
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Antarctica-Life on Ice
Antarctica – Life on Ice covers the history of exploration and travel, the life lived by expedition members and their methods for coping with the cold, the 5 species of penguins and their movements on land and water, life underwater the animals from tiny to huge, and how the Weddell seals feed underwater.
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Ecosystems and the Biosphere
Ecosystems and the Biosphere shows how a delicate balance of interactions determines life and death for the inhabitants of any ecosystem.
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The Human Factor
The Human Factor demonstrates how human behavior affects the global environment. The possible effects of ozone layer reduction and global warming are discussed.
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Respiration
Respiration offers an overview of the human respiratory system through the experiences of an athlete training for a triathlon competition.
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Digestion and Fluid Balance
Digestion and Fluid Balance provides numerous examples of how animals control their food and fluid input/output to survive.
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The Neural Connection
The Neural Connection features examples of a polo player in action and a novice at a firing range to demonstrate how reflex actions and chemical responses are triggered directly by sensory stimuli.